BennettVilla Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Flying round twitter that ecks quit, in twitter terms#inourdreams Just seen all of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It's a hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennettVilla Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It's a hoax. I Know now :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Not entirely on topic but I noticed Trent has just closed the QIA thread. Perhaps AVFC have ordered VT to close down the thread as its hitting too close to the truth? :wink: He doesn't believe anything is happening, therefore it's been locked. Seems fair enough to me... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Not entirely on topic but I noticed Trent has just closed the QIA thread. Perhaps AVFC have ordered VT to close down the thread as its hitting too close to the truth? :wink: He doesn't believe anything is happening, therefore it's been locked. Seems fair enough to me... :? I was joking... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Yes, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingsombrero Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 You may find it strange but my opinion of Mcleish has undergone a rapid overhaul. He really is something very special, I mean look at all the Premiership experience he has had and his success as a player. That Alex Ferguson knows a thing or two about football and he can't praise the guy highly enough. Some people like to knock Scottish Football but tell that to the trophy cabinet! This man knows how to get the job done in a hot bed of football with a real depth of talent. These same people also like to knock his final season across the border but when you have mid table sides like... the ones who wear the blue shorts, who have... that guy playing for them there just aren't any guarantees. To finish third with that set of players, those resources and against that level of opposition is truly up there as one of the most astonishing accomplishments in modern football. The point of all this is that this tactical genius is being stifled and needs to be unleashed back onto the International scene to show these tippy tappy teams what real Dutch football is all about. With a heavy heart I say Mcleish for England! Godspeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridavillan Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Not a fan of McLeish's tactics, but I found this interesting. https://p.twimg.com/AlALBN2CQAAZovG.png We could be worse off I suppose... UTV!!! For that to be relevant in any way would depend on each manager having the same players at the same time with the same teams in the same league. I found this "manager ranking" link on a supporter's twitter feed... I really don't want to defend McLeish because I'm not sold on him whatsoever; though I do think we're stuck with him for a while. Regarding your comment Johnee, McLeish pretty much does have the same squad in the same league as Houllier minus some key offensive components. (Young, Downing) Looking at this season compared to last year at this point, we've conceded fewer goals and lost fewer games. That surprises me since our defense looks really poor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 That surprises me since our defense looks really poor... Had the chumps just sorted the set piece problems, I believe our Goals Against would be in teens, one of the best on the list. They're reasonable enough at defending when it isn't something so uncommon and confusing as a corner, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Not a fan of McLeish's tactics, but I found this interesting. https://p.twimg.com/AlALBN2CQAAZovG.png We could be worse off I suppose... UTV!!! so he has won more games, lost the same amont of games, better goal difference and scored more goals than O'Neill yet people are organising protests. Then people wonder why media always go on about the sha connection as to why Villa fans dont like Eck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Not a fan of McLeish's tactics, but I found this interesting. https://p.twimg.com/AlALBN2CQAAZovG.png We could be worse off I suppose... UTV!!! That has to rank as one of the most pointless and meaningless statistical tables in the history of football staistics. Sad really that someone bothered to take the time to compile it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted February 9, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted February 9, 2012 so he has won more games, lost the same amont of games, better goal difference and scored more goals than O'Neill yet people are organising protests. Then people wonder why media always go on about the sha connection as to why Villa fans dont like Eck Lies, Damned Lies and statistics. It's impossible to know the situation each of the managers in that list found themselves after 23 games. Perhaps they had an easier draw, perhaps they had a smaller squad, perhaps they had lots of injuries during that period, perhaps they started with a team that was already in Europe. If we had a table of home performances over the same period, I'd suggest we'd see some big differences in where our managers are on the list. As it is, I fear McLeish won't sit so favourably in the original table by season's end, though I hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis_B Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Now banging on about wanting 'clean sheets again' has his incontinence returned then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 The desperate levels ppl TRY to defend McCrap and his terrible record is embarrasing. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanO Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 **** he's so shit he's not even linked to the England job! Mcleish for England!! No I wouldn't really want a sweaty in charge of England but if he was being linked might give us some hope, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Wasnt sure whether or not to post this in the protest thread but its likely that will be locked or run its course so thought it better to put it in here. This is in today’s Times…… deleted - read the posting guidelines about quoting from other sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 ^^^ Stopped reading at mention of Leeds. McLeish is an awful manager with proven awful record and bet your life that muppet apologist for a crap manager journalist wouldnt pay money to watch McLeish's rubbish week in and week out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djamfisher Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Pointless article really, he isn't a Villa fan, so he doesn't care. He knows hecan write what he wants, and he'll get a laugh out of and congratulated by every none Villa fan.. No fan of any other PL club would've wanted McLeish at the start of the season. I bet the journo wouldn't have wanted him at his club, and still wouldn't. The desparation in people trying to justify the appointment of McLeish is getting quite ridiculous. His last paragraph just shows him up to be a pathetic sarcy idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 No fan of any other PL club would've wanted McLeish at the start of the season. I bet the journo wouldn't have wanted him at his club, and still wouldn't. The desparation in people trying to justify the appointment of McLeish is getting quite ridiculous. His last paragraph just shows him up to be a pathetic sarcy idiot. Agreed. Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Cracking article that. Convinced me now I was wrong. I'm 100% behind Mcleish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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